Improvement in hay-loaders



A. BUCK Hay Loader.

Patented July 19, 1 870.

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A are the drive-wheels, which are placed upon the t yaxle B, andso connected with it by pawls and ratchetwheels, or otherwise, as to carry the said axle with lllllll noisoN BUCK, or HEBRON, INDIANA."

Letters Patent No; 105,418, dated Jul 19, 1870.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same,

To all whom it may. congerna Beit'known that I, ADDISON BUCK, of 'Hebron, in the county of Porterand State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Hay-Rake and Loader; and I- do hereby declare that y the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to i make and use, the same, reference being bad .to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,in whichi I Figure 1 is a side view of my improved machine,

part being broken away to show the construction. Figure 2 is an under-side view of thelsame.

. Similar letters ofreferenceindicate correspondingparts. i c y lhelobject of my invention-is improvement in hayloaders, such as are provided with an endless elevated carrier for. receiving-the hayfron'i a revolving-rake,

and delive1'ing the same on the cart, as the machine Bis drawnforward. v "The invention consists i n the combination, withthe inclined elevator or carrier, of a rake-shaft, provided with arms, which are struckby a pin on one of the .transporting-wheels, at every revolution of the same,

whereby the-shaft is partially rotated, soxas to cause one of its sets of teeth to raise: the bay,"whieh they have gathered, into a: position todeliverit to the carthem in their revolution, as themachine is drawn for- .G is a frame,inbeari|igs, attached to the rear part may ride upon the said axle,

l) is the inclined framcor apron,,up which the "hay iscarricd to thewagon, and in bearings attached to the lower part-of the sidebars of which the axle B revolves, so that the said frame may ride upon the said axle.

Theupper end of thein'clinedapron is supported by the side, bars -E, the lower ends of which are attached to the forward parts of the side bars of the frame 0, and the upper. ends of which are attachedto 1 the upper parts'of' the side bars of the frame D.

Several holes may be formed in. the upper parts of the bars E, for the receptionlot' the bolts by which saidlbars are securedto the frame-D, so that the upper end of the said frame or apron -D may be raised 7 y and lowered, asthe height of the wagon or load may render' necessary.

PE is the" m ke-shaft, to which are attached four, moreor less, sets or rows of spring teeth or fingers, G, by which the hay is "gathered,

Thejournals of "the shaft F revolve in hearings in the outer ends of the armsilif, the inner ends of which of which .theaxle B revolves, so that thesaid frame are pivoted to the side bars of the frame 0, and which have shoulders formed upon them,- or pins attached to them, to rest upon shoulders or notches in the ends of the said side bars of the said frame 0, to prevent the shaftF from dropping toolow, while leaving it free to rise to pass over obstructions; I -To the outer end of one of the-journals of the shaft F is attached an armed wheel, I, having-as many arms as the shaft Fhas rows of fingers or teeth, G.

To the innerside of the wheel ,A is attached a pin, J, which, at each revolution of the said wheel A, strikes against one of the arms of the armed wheel I, and turns the rake-shaft sufiicientl y to raise the loaded teeth of; said shaft into such aposition that the. fingers of the loader may take hold of .the hay, and carry it up the inclined frame or apron to the wagon;

- To the axle B, between the side bars of t-heframes (l andD, are securely attached two spur-wheels, K, so that the said axle B may carry the said spiir-wheels K with it inits revolution.

L are endless chains 'orlmuds, which pass' around thespur-wheels K, and around pulleys M, pivoted -to the upper end of the frame D.

To the chains or hands L, at suitable distances apart, are attached'the ends of a suitable number of cross-bars or slats, N, to each of which are attached fingers, forks','or teeth, ,0, so, that, as the machine is drawnforward, the fingers O-rnay take the hay from the teeth G of the rake-shaft F, carry it up the inclinedap'ron or frame D, and discharge it upon the wagon.

' he shaft F is he'ld in position, while collecting the hay, by the pawl I,'pivoted to the side bar of the frame Q, andthe engaging end of which takes hold of the ratchet-wheel: Q, attached to the journal of the said shaft I, said ratchet-wheel and pawl beingso arranged asto always hold theshaft F in such positions that one of its sets of fingers Gr maybe in posi- 'tion to collect thehay.

" To the forward part of the frame 0 is attached a short tongue, R, to the end' of which is attached a.

hook, S, or other convenient coupling, for detachably connecting the rake and loader to the rear axle of the wagon.

Having thus described myinvention, a

claim asqnew and lesire to secure by Letters Patentl The combination and-arrangement, \viththe carrier 7 1 or apron D, and wheel or wheels A,provi ded with pin' J, and fasten the axle B, of the revolvingrake-shafl; F, arms I, ratchet and shown and described; I

" ADDISON BUCK."

' Witnesses g H. W. S ITH, H. J. RATHBUN.

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